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Possible to Zoom with just the mouse?
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Sep 1, 2007, 03:16 PM
 
I know that Microsoft Intellipoint Mice can use the scroll wheel to zoom, without the need to touch the keyboard. Here's a screenshot.

Can any scrollwheel-button equipped mouse be programmed to do the same? I just got a cheap Targus Laser Bluetooth mouse, and I'd like to zoom in and out the screen with just one hand.
     
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Sep 1, 2007, 03:33 PM
 
I don't think so. I just checked the settings for my Logitech mouse and I couldn't find anything.

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Sep 1, 2007, 03:35 PM
 
press the control button and then zoom with the mouse wheel...

it is a setting on OSX accessibility settings...

works great!

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Sep 1, 2007, 04:03 PM
 
Right, but I'm pretty sure that The Godfather wanted to do this without any keyboard input whatsoever.

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Sep 1, 2007, 08:46 PM
 
What about USB Overdrive or anything similar?
     
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Sep 1, 2007, 09:54 PM
 
there are keyboard shortcuts to zoom in and out so if you have enough free mouse buttons you can set them to those functions. Other than that I don't know how to do it with only the mouse.
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